The American Civil Liberties Union, along with domestic violence groups and religion organizations, petitioned to change a proposed rule that allows judges to bar Muslim women from wearing niqab while testifying in court. More from Freep.

After a recent defamatory article, which claimed female Saudi journalists “resort to drugs, prostitution, alcohol and unlawful relations to reach high positions in their profession”, the Saudi Journalists Association is calling for a new set of rules regulating the issuing of website and online newspaper licenses. And, of course, there’s a lawsuit. Hit ‘em hard, ladies. Via TalkIslam.